Projecting Success of Failing Students Often Wrong
Last school year, the Texas Education Agency implemented a new “growth measure” purported to reward schools for improving student performance — even if they still fail state tests.But a new analysis of the same data shows the student projections that would actually affect school ratings were wrong as much as half the time, according to a document the agency released this week at the insistence of state representative. Brian Thevenot, The Texas Tribune, July 9, 2010